A little history

Peermade is a hill station situated in the Western ghats in Idukki district
of Kerala State. It takes its name from the Muslim Sufi saint Peer

Mohammed and literally means the hill of the Peer. There is no real

knowledge of when golf was initially played in Peermade, but there is
written evidence that golf was played at a course that existed near
Woodlands bunglow in Glenmary Estate during the early 19th century.
The course was too small to accommodate the growing number of
Golfers. The Tennis players too wanted the 3rd hole shifted to put in two
tennis courts. A committee was elected in 1924 comprising of pioneering
Scotsmen, Mr J S Wilkie, Mr R.C.Elers, and Mr F.Bissett to look into
the feasibility and costing of laying out a new golf course. This was done
by Feburary 1925. The present Peermade Golf Club thus came into
existence at its present location.

The Peermade Golf course, a creation by Mother Nature, and hardly
touched by man , gives one the impression that this was the way golf
was played by the shepherds, and this should be the way it should be
played. The cows not only freely roam around the fairways but also
help to maintain them. The course has only one green with all other
holes being browns. The course looks deceptively easy, being only
4196 yards but calls for strategic play as one can hit a good shot and
find the ball in a bad place on account of the uphill and downhill
fairways

The Spence Shield one of the trophies still competed for was donated by Mr A.B Spence, one of the founding members of The Addicts Golfing Society of Southern India. The Rossier Cup is the oldest trophy, being first competed for in 1929.

The Club House

The beautiful old clubhouse is exactly the same as it was in 1924 when it was established. In those days it was referred to as The Old Twyford Bungalow. A round of golf is not complete without a stop at the 19th hole.The club boasts of one of the best 19th holes, where golfers could enjoy, or console themselves after a round, with the camaraderie and the spirit that abounds in this place. One could revel in the glory of a perfect shot or analyse what went wrong with the "Wee Drappie", the peg measure left behind by the early pioneers.